The baby's dental health is a very concerned issue for parents, and from the perspective of the speed and time of the baby's deciduous teeth, it can also reflect the baby's growth and development and nutrition.
When is it too late for your baby to grow teeth?
Some parents see that their little baby has not teethed for nine months, and they are very anxious, so they put the charge on the body of calcium deficiency, give the baby calcium, and take it without moderation. This practice is very inappropriate and often detrimental to the health of the child. Calcium supplementation should be under the guidance of a pediatrician, and it is necessary to avoid blindly taking calcium preparations.
Most of the eruption time of baby's deciduous teeth is in 6 to 8 months, the earliest can be 4 months, and the late ones are only 1 year old, as long as the first tooth erupts within 1 year of age, it is normal. As far as deciduous teeth are concerned, the time gap between teething is normal within half a year, so there is generally no need to worry too much, usually just the speed of teething time is different, and it will not affect the function of the teeth.
The main reason why babies have slower teething is congenital genetics, in addition, it is related to the acquired environment and nutrition. If the parents are not doctors, it is often not possible to correctly judge the real cause of the slow teething of young children.
Therefore, from the first teeth of the child to the age of 1, it is recommended to go to the dental clinic regularly for examination, ask a professional doctor to deal with the specific situation of the child, and strive to improve the condition of the teeth as soon as possible.
The situation that arises and how to resolve it
When your baby teeth, there are some natural reactions that parents don't have to worry about. Teething is generally painless, but some babies will have low-grade fever, drooling, love to eat hands, more irritability, emotional restlessness, like to bite the nipple or nipple when feeding, lack of appetite and other phenomena.
1. Drooling
Drooling and often running all over the mouth and getting wet is a common occurrence in every teething baby. With the germination of teeth, salivary gland secretion increases, due to the shallow bottom of the child's mouth, coupled with the baby's swallowing function is not perfect, the secreted saliva can only naturally flow out.
Baby drooling is a normal phenomenon, do not worry too much, wait until about the age of 1, with the increase in oral depth, the improvement of swallowing function, drooling phenomenon will slowly disappear. At this time, remember to help the baby wipe the saliva in time, bring a saliva towel for the baby, and change it frequently.
2. Itchy gums
When deciduous teeth erupt, babies often like to bite hard objects such as fingers, nipples, toys, and even bite their mother's nipples. This is because when the teeth erupt into a broken gum, the baby's gums will have some discomfort, such as itchy gums, gum pain, etc., then parents should pay more attention to avoid the baby biting hard objects and other sharp objects and damaging the gums, mucous membranes, lips.
At this stage, clean fingers or wet gauze can be put into the child's mouth to massage the tooth meat to relieve the baby's discomfort; In addition, letting children bite the ice out of the ring, teething gums can also alleviate the gum discomfort when the child teeth out.
3. Fever
Some babies have varying degrees of fever when their teeth first erupt. As long as the body temperature does not exceed 38 ° C, and the spirit is good, the appetite is strong, there is no need for special treatment, give the baby more boiled water on the line; If the body temperature exceeds 38.5 ° C, accompanied by irritability, crying, refusal of milk and other phenomena, you should see a doctor in time.
4. Deciduous teeth are hemorrhage, hyperemia of gums, edema
When the baby's teeth erupt, the local gums bulge, sometimes the color is blue-purple, parents do not have to worry, after the deciduous teeth erupt, the symptoms will disappear.
Sometimes the gums of the teeth will be swollen and painful, parents should pay attention to the baby's oral care, including the finger sleeve toothbrush to clean the mouth and drink boiled water after eating, to alleviate the discomfort of teething, in order to facilitate the smooth eruption of the baby teeth. If your baby has obvious symptoms such as redness and swelling gums or fever, he should seek medical attention in time.
5. Irritability and restlessness
When your baby teeth, you will have irritability, crying at night and other behaviors. This is related to the stimulation of teeth eruption, parents should spend more time playing with the baby, with some intimate behaviors such as patting and hugging to soothe the baby, divert attention, so that the baby can be quiet.